McDonald's McDonald's ends UberEats delivery exclusive by adding DoorDashEngadget - Jon FingasYou now have choices for satisfying that Big Mac craving. If you suddenly have an urge for McDonald's at home, you won't need to go through UberEats to get it. The fast food chain has expanded its delivery
Shopping The best Amazon Prime Day 2019 deals: Day two, the afternoon editionEngadget - Wirecutter$170 off a Dell ultrawide monitor, and other deals on products we like. This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks,
Patents Facebook was granted a patent to silo group postsEngadget - Amrita KhalidIt’s unclear exactly how the social media giant plans on using it. Moderators of Facebook Groups could soon get more leeway in controlling who sees the comments made on their forums. The US Patent Office
Facebook Senators grill FTC over reported $5 billion Facebook settlementEngadget - Jon FingasThey're concerned the FTC is going soft on the social network. Facebook's reported $5 billion settlement with the FTC isn't even official yet, but that isn't stopping politicians from bristling at it.
G8 Summit LG Pay goes live in the USEngadget - Kris HoltMore than two years after it arrived in South Korea, LG's long-delayed contactless mobile payment system has finally gone live in the US. LG Pay is available on the G8 ThinQ at launch. In the coming months,
Overwatch League Blizzard reveals Overwatch League details for 2020Engadget - Kris HoltFans might be disappointed teams won't play half their games at home. Overwatch League fans who might have been hoping for a traditional home and away format similar to other sports, in which teams play
Alphabet's Wing introduces an air traffic control app for dronesEngadget - Christine FisherThis spring Alphabet subsidiary Wing LLC became the first drone delivery company to receive FAA certification, and the company has successfully launched drone delivery service in Australia and Helsinki.
Play buttonMIT MIT is testing drones that can switch between hovering and glidingEngadget - Amrita KhalidThe hybrid drones can hover like helicopters or fly like airplanes. There are two types of drones: fixed-wing models that look like airplanes and multicopters that resemble hovering squares. A group of
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 'Game of Thrones' and Amazon's 'Mrs. Maisel' lead Emmy nominationsEngadget - Kris HoltHBO and Netflix have the most nods overall, while HQ Trivia landed one too. The Television Academy has revealed this year's Emmy nominations and to absolutely no one's surprise, Game of Thrones scooped
Tesla Roadster Lotus’ all-electric hypercar fully charges in nine minutesEngadget - Mat SmithLotus decided to make its latest hypercar not only all-electric but also incredibly powerful. The Evija is the company's first car with an electrified powertrain, which translates into a disgusting amount
Nintendo Wii There's a new 'Super Monkey Ball' game is on its wayEngadget - AJ DellingerA new Super Monkey Ball game will be arriving later this year -- at least, it will in Japan. Game developer Famtisu confirmed this week in a blog post that a new entry in the popular series will be available
Ilhan Omar Twitter didn't flag Trump's racist tweetsEngadget - Jon FingasThe company didn't say whether it was deliberate or not. Twitter said that it would label tweets from political figures that violate its rules, but it's not clear if the social network is applying that
Domino's Pizza Domino’s will let you track your pizza delivery with GPSEngadget - Christine FisherThe tech should be ready by the end of the year. By the end of the year, you'll be able to track your Domino's Pizza delivery via GPS. The company is known for embracing technology, and it's done things
IBM IBM built a robotic tongue to taste test hazardous chemicalsEngadget - Andrew TarantolaThe pace of technical advancement in computer vision systems over the past few years has been nothing short of astounding. The eyes of machines are quickly gaining on their biological counterparts with
Huawei Congress tries to limit Trump's ability to ease Huawei restrictionsEngadget - Jon FingasPresident Trump's desire to lift some restrictions on Huawei won't go unchallenged. A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill, the Defending America's 5G Future Act, that would effectively the
Play buttonTetris 'Tetris Effect' brings its VR head trip to PCs on July 23rdEngadget - Jon FingasYou won't have to snag a PS4 if you want to experience the synesthesia of Tetris Effect. Enhance has confirmed that its music-driven, effects-laden take on the classic puzzler is coming to PCs on July
Amazon The tech elite athletes useEngadget - Dana WollmanFive professional runners on the gear they use to train, perform and recover. When a field of 127 runners lined up in Central Park on September 13, 1970, to run the first New York City Marathon, the only
Play buttonTaco Bell T-Mobile hopes to reel you in with free Taco Bell at its storesEngadget - Jon FingasThe pop-ups are only around between July 23rd and 25th, though. T-Mobile has a simple way to draw you into its stores: it's straight-up bribing you with free food. The carrier is partnering with Taco on
Ubisoft Ubisoft details the games it'll include in its Uplay+ subscriptionEngadget - Georgina TorbetUbisoft's game subscription service for PC and Stadia, Uplay+, will launch on September 3rd. When it was announced at E3 in June, we knew there would be more than 100 games included but we didn't know
Sony A closer look at Sony's A7R IV full-frame, 61-megapixel mirrorless cameraEngadget - Edgar AlvarezThe successor to Sony's highly acclaimed A7R III has arrived. Today, at an event in New York City, the company introduced its A7R IV, a full-frame mirrorless camera that comes with a whopping 61-megapixel
Xbox Game Pass The Netflix business model is bad news for indie gamesEngadget - Jessica CondittThe Netflix model doesn't work for video games. Neither does the Spotify plan, the HBO Go ecosystem or the Amazon Prime Video marketplace. Sure, digital distribution is king and subscription-based streaming
NASA Last month was the hottest June on record and no one is surprisedEngadget - Christine FisherThis month could top the charts as the hottest July yet. Last month earned the title of hottest June on record, and yes, you have heard that before. According to NASA, the global average temperature was
Synthesizers Organelle M is a portable and endlessly hackable music ‘computer’Engadget - Terrence O'BrienThis Raspberry Pi-powered device is a synth, a sampler... almost anything you can imagine. Critter & Guitari has been pumping out interesting musical devices since at least 2008. But a few years ago the
Tesla Tesla workers say they used electrical tape in Model 3 productionEngadget - Christine FisherSeveral reported taking shortcuts in production by electrical tape to patch cracked plastic brackets and housings. Tesla may have broken its own records, manufacturing 72,531 Model 3 sedans in the three
Sony Sony's A7R Mark IV mirrorless camera packs a 61-megapixel sensorEngadget - Steve DentSony has again put its rivals on the back foot with the launch of the A7R IV full-frame mirrorless camera. It packs a 61-megapixel sensor, the highest-resolution ever for a full-frame camera, with 15 of
Lyft Uber and Lyft allegedly paid drivers to rally against employee statusEngadget - Rachel EnglandDrivers were offered up to $100 to protest in the companies' best interests. There is seemingly no end in sight for Uber and Lyft's ongoing worker status dispute. The raging debate has seen battles in
Garmin The best GPS running watches for 2019Engadget - Dana WollmanBy the time this story is published, it will probably not be good running weather. Throughout much of the US, at least, it will be hot and humid and often rainy. But for those of us who love the sport,
Technology You can bring your own Android phone to Xfinity MobileEngadget - Jon FingasYou no longer need an iPhone if you want to bring an unlocked smartphone to Xfinity Mobile. The Comcast wireless service (which runs on the network of Engadget parent Verizon) has expanded its bring-your-own-device
Tesla Tesla raises base prices for Model S and Model XEngadget - Jon FingasThe mainstream Model 3 is slightly more affordable, at least. Yes, Tesla is still fiddling with prices -- and whether or not you like it depends on which electric car you were looking for. The company
Play buttonLivestreaming Watch CBS livestream the original 1969 Apollo 11 launch broadcastEngadget - Steve DentIf you weren't alive to witness the historic Apollo 11 mission, CBS has the next best thing. The US broadcaster is livestreaming the original broadcast from July 16th, 1969, letting you relive it as many
McDonald's McDonald's ends UberEats delivery exclusive by adding DoorDashEngadget - Jon FingasYou now have choices for satisfying that Big Mac craving. If you suddenly have an urge for McDonald's at home, you won't need to go through UberEats to get it. The fast food chain has expanded its delivery
Shopping The best Amazon Prime Day 2019 deals: Day two, the afternoon editionEngadget - Wirecutter$170 off a Dell ultrawide monitor, and other deals on products we like. This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks,
Patents Facebook was granted a patent to silo group postsEngadget - Amrita KhalidIt’s unclear exactly how the social media giant plans on using it. Moderators of Facebook Groups could soon get more leeway in controlling who sees the comments made on their forums. The US Patent Office
Facebook Senators grill FTC over reported $5 billion Facebook settlementEngadget - Jon FingasThey're concerned the FTC is going soft on the social network. Facebook's reported $5 billion settlement with the FTC isn't even official yet, but that isn't stopping politicians from bristling at it.
G8 Summit LG Pay goes live in the USEngadget - Kris HoltMore than two years after it arrived in South Korea, LG's long-delayed contactless mobile payment system has finally gone live in the US. LG Pay is available on the G8 ThinQ at launch. In the coming months,
Overwatch League Blizzard reveals Overwatch League details for 2020Engadget - Kris HoltFans might be disappointed teams won't play half their games at home. Overwatch League fans who might have been hoping for a traditional home and away format similar to other sports, in which teams play
Alphabet's Wing introduces an air traffic control app for dronesEngadget - Christine FisherThis spring Alphabet subsidiary Wing LLC became the first drone delivery company to receive FAA certification, and the company has successfully launched drone delivery service in Australia and Helsinki.
Play buttonMIT MIT is testing drones that can switch between hovering and glidingEngadget - Amrita KhalidThe hybrid drones can hover like helicopters or fly like airplanes. There are two types of drones: fixed-wing models that look like airplanes and multicopters that resemble hovering squares. A group of
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 'Game of Thrones' and Amazon's 'Mrs. Maisel' lead Emmy nominationsEngadget - Kris HoltHBO and Netflix have the most nods overall, while HQ Trivia landed one too. The Television Academy has revealed this year's Emmy nominations and to absolutely no one's surprise, Game of Thrones scooped
Tesla Roadster Lotus’ all-electric hypercar fully charges in nine minutesEngadget - Mat SmithLotus decided to make its latest hypercar not only all-electric but also incredibly powerful. The Evija is the company's first car with an electrified powertrain, which translates into a disgusting amount
Nintendo Wii There's a new 'Super Monkey Ball' game is on its wayEngadget - AJ DellingerA new Super Monkey Ball game will be arriving later this year -- at least, it will in Japan. Game developer Famtisu confirmed this week in a blog post that a new entry in the popular series will be available
Ilhan Omar Twitter didn't flag Trump's racist tweetsEngadget - Jon FingasThe company didn't say whether it was deliberate or not. Twitter said that it would label tweets from political figures that violate its rules, but it's not clear if the social network is applying that
Domino's Pizza Domino’s will let you track your pizza delivery with GPSEngadget - Christine FisherThe tech should be ready by the end of the year. By the end of the year, you'll be able to track your Domino's Pizza delivery via GPS. The company is known for embracing technology, and it's done things
IBM IBM built a robotic tongue to taste test hazardous chemicalsEngadget - Andrew TarantolaThe pace of technical advancement in computer vision systems over the past few years has been nothing short of astounding. The eyes of machines are quickly gaining on their biological counterparts with
Huawei Congress tries to limit Trump's ability to ease Huawei restrictionsEngadget - Jon FingasPresident Trump's desire to lift some restrictions on Huawei won't go unchallenged. A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill, the Defending America's 5G Future Act, that would effectively the
Play buttonTetris 'Tetris Effect' brings its VR head trip to PCs on July 23rdEngadget - Jon FingasYou won't have to snag a PS4 if you want to experience the synesthesia of Tetris Effect. Enhance has confirmed that its music-driven, effects-laden take on the classic puzzler is coming to PCs on July
Amazon The tech elite athletes useEngadget - Dana WollmanFive professional runners on the gear they use to train, perform and recover. When a field of 127 runners lined up in Central Park on September 13, 1970, to run the first New York City Marathon, the only
Play buttonTaco Bell T-Mobile hopes to reel you in with free Taco Bell at its storesEngadget - Jon FingasThe pop-ups are only around between July 23rd and 25th, though. T-Mobile has a simple way to draw you into its stores: it's straight-up bribing you with free food. The carrier is partnering with Taco on
Ubisoft Ubisoft details the games it'll include in its Uplay+ subscriptionEngadget - Georgina TorbetUbisoft's game subscription service for PC and Stadia, Uplay+, will launch on September 3rd. When it was announced at E3 in June, we knew there would be more than 100 games included but we didn't know
Sony A closer look at Sony's A7R IV full-frame, 61-megapixel mirrorless cameraEngadget - Edgar AlvarezThe successor to Sony's highly acclaimed A7R III has arrived. Today, at an event in New York City, the company introduced its A7R IV, a full-frame mirrorless camera that comes with a whopping 61-megapixel
Xbox Game Pass The Netflix business model is bad news for indie gamesEngadget - Jessica CondittThe Netflix model doesn't work for video games. Neither does the Spotify plan, the HBO Go ecosystem or the Amazon Prime Video marketplace. Sure, digital distribution is king and subscription-based streaming
NASA Last month was the hottest June on record and no one is surprisedEngadget - Christine FisherThis month could top the charts as the hottest July yet. Last month earned the title of hottest June on record, and yes, you have heard that before. According to NASA, the global average temperature was
Synthesizers Organelle M is a portable and endlessly hackable music ‘computer’Engadget - Terrence O'BrienThis Raspberry Pi-powered device is a synth, a sampler... almost anything you can imagine. Critter & Guitari has been pumping out interesting musical devices since at least 2008. But a few years ago the
Tesla Tesla workers say they used electrical tape in Model 3 productionEngadget - Christine FisherSeveral reported taking shortcuts in production by electrical tape to patch cracked plastic brackets and housings. Tesla may have broken its own records, manufacturing 72,531 Model 3 sedans in the three
Sony Sony's A7R Mark IV mirrorless camera packs a 61-megapixel sensorEngadget - Steve DentSony has again put its rivals on the back foot with the launch of the A7R IV full-frame mirrorless camera. It packs a 61-megapixel sensor, the highest-resolution ever for a full-frame camera, with 15 of
Lyft Uber and Lyft allegedly paid drivers to rally against employee statusEngadget - Rachel EnglandDrivers were offered up to $100 to protest in the companies' best interests. There is seemingly no end in sight for Uber and Lyft's ongoing worker status dispute. The raging debate has seen battles in
Garmin The best GPS running watches for 2019Engadget - Dana WollmanBy the time this story is published, it will probably not be good running weather. Throughout much of the US, at least, it will be hot and humid and often rainy. But for those of us who love the sport,
Technology You can bring your own Android phone to Xfinity MobileEngadget - Jon FingasYou no longer need an iPhone if you want to bring an unlocked smartphone to Xfinity Mobile. The Comcast wireless service (which runs on the network of Engadget parent Verizon) has expanded its bring-your-own-device
Tesla Tesla raises base prices for Model S and Model XEngadget - Jon FingasThe mainstream Model 3 is slightly more affordable, at least. Yes, Tesla is still fiddling with prices -- and whether or not you like it depends on which electric car you were looking for. The company
Play buttonLivestreaming Watch CBS livestream the original 1969 Apollo 11 launch broadcastEngadget - Steve DentIf you weren't alive to witness the historic Apollo 11 mission, CBS has the next best thing. The US broadcaster is livestreaming the original broadcast from July 16th, 1969, letting you relive it as many
